Kōhaku Uta Gassen, an NHK music show broadcast every New Year's Eve
Moreover, she finally came on the stage of Kōhaku Uta Gassen as one of many young backup dancers for the song in the end of the year.
Uta Hagen | UTA Flight 772 | UTA | Minna no Uta | Uta Frith | Kōhaku Uta Gassen | Uta Pippig | Shima Uta | Presentational acting and Representational acting#Uta's confusion | Eien no Uta | Arena (UTA station) | Uta Ranke-Heinemann | UTA MPD | UTA MED | Uta-garuta | Uta Erickson | Uta Barth | Saya no Uta | Osaka Koi no Uta | Kohaku (song) | Edo no Temari Uta II |
He took part in the Kōhaku Uta Gassen for 32 consecutive years, but he was finally forced to reject NHK's offer in 2007 due to the Enten controversy.
On December 31, 2006, Shimizu took the stage at the 57th edition of Kōhaku Uta Gassen as a backup dancer in Morning Musume's performance of Aruiteru, along with the remaining members of Berryz Kobo, Country Musume and Cute.